Julie Read 🎯’s Post

Is your young person getting ready to create their portfolio and prepare their application for art school? Watch this! 📹 Buy my new book now on Amazon: https://lnkd.in/e3YBjssd #CreativeCareers #ArtSchool #ArtEducation #PortfolioPreparation #ArtSchoolAdmissions #StudentSupport #FutureArtists #ArtJourney #ArtAndDesign #ArtPortfolio

Throwback to one of my favorite quote designs from my class archives! Even though it's from a while ago, its message still resonates. Reflecting on the journey and am excited to revisit this piece. #ThrowbackDesign #QuoteDesign #GraphicDesign #DesignJourney #TimelessMessage

Part of my artistic practice is to write short meditations on the artwork I make. Here's a recent piece I wrote on my substack, exploring the ways we use words. https://lnkd.in/g53nGgBX

Can creativity be learned?    The answer is absolutely yes, contrary to popular belief.    If you compare the first album of a singer or an author's first book with their recent ones, you can unmistakably say the recent ones have more refined and creative elements.    By continuously practicing and constantly consuming quality literature and art, you can hone your creativity and express yourself ingeniously.    Witnessing art evokes emotion in the human heart. For example, Starry Nights by Van Gogh has a hold on whoever looks at the art. Even those who do not consume art normally can feel a sense of melancholy from the painting.    In the same way, consuming fiction broadens the horizons of the human mind and thus unlocks new doors to creativity. Complicated plots and complex narratives put the brain in detective mode to search for answers and hidden meanings in words.    Reading history is a rather unknown but effective way to widen the horizons of one’s creativity since it’s necessary to learn the past to create a new future.    You can check out the book“ "Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention” from the library of BOOKS4LENDING.    So, make reading and consuming art a solid part of your life and routine. #books4lending #historybooks #creativityinwork #creativity #bookstoread #creativethinking #employeecreativity

Before you read the upcoming 5th novel in the series, make sure you have read #4. IT WAS A DOOZY!

Viperis Requiem I designed this poison jar for the project: Suicide Shop (personal project Based on the Novel by Jean Teulé ) Also tried to work on the user process and the story of it, not just the look! The Story matters! #conceptdesign #conceptart #propdesign #illustration

Drawn from Life: SVA Alumnus Selina Alko Embraces Complexity in Her Picture Books In her books for young readers, the illustrator addresses difficult subjects with warmth and sensitivity. https://lnkd.in/esZHZifm

I am delighted to have featured in an insightful and interesting article about the cultural phenomenon of ghosting (appropriately released on Halloween!) and the business model behind the online apps that encourages this behavior. Read below for the article link... #dating #ghosting #matchmaking

Windows and the magic of curiosity.. Windows in all shapes, open or closed, lighty or in darkness, showing and hiding lives and stories.... Take a glimpse at this wonderful story by Julia Denos, illustrated by E.B.Goodale and published by @bigpicturebooks. You can read my review and download free activities to work in class: https://wix.to/f3v7646 #newblogpost #pictureboooks #illustrators #childrenbooks #teachingtips

How, and why, did I go from one creative discipline to multi-stranded practice and what do I bring from one to the other? As I rehearse my talk for City Lit Arts, I discover new lines of connection in knowledge, skills and thinking. There's still time to book: https://lnkd.in/erayVQhE #creativetalk #creativeskills